testudinate
[ te-stood-n-it, -eyt, -styood- ]
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the reptilian order Testudines, comprising turtles, tortoises, and terrapins: Of all the testudinate species that were once abundant here, the snapping turtle is the only one that has not disappeared or become endangered.
similar to, resembling, or representing turtles, tortoises, or terrapins: We refer to this pattern as “testudinate” because the figures within alternate stripes are clearly turtlelike.
noun
a turtle, tortoise, or terrapin.
Origin of testudinate
1- Compare chelonian.
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How to use testudinate in a sentence
The testudinate is employed where the span is not great, and where large rooms are provided in upper stories.
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